The notorious Winnats Pass near Castleton, Derbys, where the incident took place

Before returning to her parents home in Sheffield for the Easter holidays she arranged to met her college house mate Kieran Patel as part of their preparation to take on the challenge of cycling from John O’Grouts to Lands End.

After getting lost their 25 mile ride turned into almost a 40 mile trip which took them down the notorious Winnats Pass near Castleton, Derbys and ended into a horror smash that claimed August’s life.

Kieran Patel told Chesterfield coroners’ court his friend had owned the Genesis Equilibrium bike for eight months and had “only been out on it a few times”.

Before setting off on the fateful day he and Ms Atkinson’s father Trevor changed both inner tubes on her bike and inflated the tyres.

Mr Patel said after setting off August noticed a problem with the quick release lever on her front brake, but they sorted the issue out and carried on their route.

The pair rode up Winnats Pass, which is one of top 10 steepest roads in the UK. Mr Patel said: “The wind took it out of us we were tired.”

Drivers said they saw her bike ‘wobbling’ as she sped past them and fought to keep control of her bike

As she came up to a cattle grid at the bottom of the pass and with traffic in her path she veered off to the right, leaving the road and travelling over the grass before smashing into the wall, which was partially demolished by the impact.

Ms Atkinson, of Oughtibridge, near Sheffield, suffered extensive face and chest injuries and emergency services pronounced her dead at the scene.